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 * Copyright 2010 GP Software
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 * DataLoader.java | Created on April 25, 2010
 */
package org.gp.gpetl.loader;

import org.gp.gpetl.exception.DataLoadingException;

import java.util.List;

/**
 * Loads data from a source and converts it to beans
 *
 * @author Paul Augustine C. Mendoza
 * @since 1.0
 */
public interface DataLoader {

    /**
     * Loads data
     *
     * @return a list of objects loaded
     * @throws DataLoadingException if the data loading process fails
     */
    List load(Object source) throws DataLoadingException;
}
